Goldey-Beacom Survives Georgian Court 88-87 Behind Powell, Jones, and Williams in CACC Quarterfinals

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The  Goldey-Beacom College men’s basketball team escaped with an 88-87  Atlantic Collegiate Conference quarterfinals win on Tuesday over the Georgian Court University Lions. The Lightning will play the Dominican (NY) Chargers on Saturday in the CACC semifinals.

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Sophomore guard Tre Powell led Goldey-Beacom in scoring in the win with 33 points.

Junior guard/forward Emarquis Jones recorded a double-double in the game with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

Junior forward Julian Williams also scored in double-digits in the victory, recording 12 points.

The Lightning had the advantage in multiple categories in the game, which included second-chance points (25-12), fast-break (9-8), and rebounds (43-27).

Lightning was also the better team at the three-point line in this game, as the team shot 40.0%(10-25), and the Lions shot 34.5%(10-29).

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The Lightning led by one at the end of the first half.

Goldey-Beacom came out of the gates strong in this matchup, jumping out to a 16-7 edge with 14:18 remaining in the opening period. Emarquis Jones and Tre Powell led the charge by scoring 13 of the 16 points.

Fast forward to the 9:57 minute mark, Powell would knock in a layup to extend GBC’s advantage to 11 points (25-14).

Georgian Court clawed its way back into the game, as the team went on a 21-9 run to grab a 35-34 lead with 4:04 left in the first half.

Three minutes later, the Lions pushed their edge to five points (43-38) with Cam Edmonds knocking down a three-pointer.

The Lighting ended the opening half by scoring six straight points and taking a 44-43 advantage into halftime.  Sophomore guard Brian Blanchet scored five of the six points on that run.

Goldey-Beacom takes home an 88-87 win!

Georgian Court came out in the early minutes of the second half with a new pep in their step, as they scored seven straight points to take a 50-44 lead with 18:07 remaining in the game.

Almost six minutes later, the Lions’ edge grew to nine (64-55) after hitting two shots from the free-throw line.

Goldey stormed back by outscoring Georgian Court 24-10 to grab a 79-74 advantage with 5:13 left in the game. Emarquis Jones, Tre Powell, and Julian Williams confused the Lions defenders during this time, scoring all 24 of GBC’s points.

Fast forward to the 3:11 minute mark, where Powell would put the Lightning up seven (83-76) when he sank a layup.

The Lions roared right back as they went on a 9-2 run, which ended with a Donavin Crawford three-pointer to tie the game at 85 with 44 seconds left in the fourth.

Williams would seal the deal for the Lightning and send them to the semifinals with a layup and then a free throw shot with seconds left to give his team an 88-87 victory.